Recent Awards

In FY 2018, Brandeis University attracted nearly $60 million in outside funding to support research. Following is a list of recent awards received by Brandeis University scholars.
Needs Assessment for Emanu-El Downtown

Total Anticipated Award: $29,637

Principal Investigator: Janet Saxe and Leonard Cohen, Center for Modern Jewish Studies

Sponsor: Temple Emanu-El Aronson

Date Awarded: 10/08/2019
Racial Disparities and Access to OUD Treatment: The Role of Prescriber Networks in Access to OUD Treatment and Number of Individuals at Risk for OUD in Massachusetts Communities

Total Anticipated Award: $143,266

Principal Investigator: Peter Kreiner, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health

Date Awarded: 10/03/2019
American Jewish Population Project: Congressional District Estimates

Total Anticipated Award: $52,029

Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Tighe, Leonard Saxe, and Graham Wright, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies

Sponsor: The Jewish Electorate Institute

Date Awarded: 10/07/2019
Career Advancement and Culture Change in Biomedical Research: Group Peer Mentoring Outcomes and Mechanisms

Total Anticipated Award: $3,241,010

Principal Investigator: Linda Pololi, Robert Brennan, Women's Studies Research Center

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health

Date Awarded: 10/03/2019
Evidence Toward a Racial Equity Understanding of Post-Secondary Education, Student Debt Burden, and Employment Outcomes that Builds and Informs Solutions

Total Anticipated Award: $400,000

Principal Investigator: Thomas Shapiro and Jessica Santos, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Sponsor: The Lumina Foundation

Date Awarded: 10/03/2019
The Effects of Public, Private and Social Institutions on Wage Norms: An Exploratory Study

Total Anticipated Award: $140,878

Principal Investigator: David Weil, Clemens Moelke, Ellora Derenoncourt, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Sponsor: Russell Sage Foundation

Date Awarded: 10/01/2019